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Effect of Biliary Stenting Combined With Ursodeoxycholic Acid Treatment on Retained Common Bile Duct Stones in Elderly Patients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the digestive system
Registration Number
KCT0004257
Lead Sponsor
Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Patients who had common bile duct stones that can not be removed by conventional endoscopic techniques, with signs and symptoms of cholangitis such as biliary pain, jaundice, and fever

Exclusion Criteria

1) refuse to participate in the study,
2) If the remaining life expectancy is less than 6 months,
3) Patients who had previously experienced side effects on Ursa medication

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change of both the transverse and longitudinal diameters of the common bile duct stones and common bile duct diameter at 6 months after the initial endoscopic retrograde cholangiopanreatography;The rate of complete CBD stones removal at 6 months after the initial endoscopic retrograde cholangiopanreatography
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The rate of immediate or late complications related to biliary stent placement or endoscopic stone removal;The rate of immediate or late complications related to biliary stent placement or endoscopic stone removal;The occurrence of significant adverse side effects from the administration of Ursodeoxycholic acid
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